Quotes About Adversity

el hombre que pugna por seguir siendo él mismo, simplemente él mismo, en medio de una catarata de fanatismo y destrucción.

Tragische Spannung, sie ergibt sich nicht nur aus dem Übermaß einer Gestalt, sondern jederzeit aus dem Mißverhältnis eines Menschen zu seinem Schicksal.

la hazaña de Magallanes supera a todas las de su tiempo y significa para nosotros una gloria singular en medio de sus glorias: la de no haber inmolado, como ocurre la mayor parte de las veces, la vida de miles y centenares de miles por su idea, sino solamente la propia vida.

Only he knows that no task on earth is more burdensome and difficult than to maintain one's intellectual and moral independence and preserve it unsullied through a mass cataclysm.

J'entrevis pour la première fois que le pire en ce monde ne résulte pas toujours de la méchanceté ou de la violence, mais plus souvent de la faiblesse.

Siente, precisamente ahora que su poder exterior toca a su fin, que en su interior comienza algo nuevo y grande que sin aquella prueba no habría sido posible. «Sólo en la desgracia se sabe en verdad quién se es»;

Biz zavall?lar kaderimize raz? olmal?yd?k

Seul le malheur procure une vision large et profonde des réalités de ce monde.

Erst im Unglück weiß man wahrhaft, wer man ist.

Todo podría ser aún reparado; sólo desea vivir tranquila y en un ambiente íntimo y natural; no provocar más al destino, ese misterioso adversario cuya fuerza y malignidad comprende ahora por primera vez. Pero precisamente en el momento en que todo en su corazón ansía la calma, el barómetro de la época marca tempestad.

Çünkü insanl?k tarihi davetsiz misafirleri sevmezdi; kahramanlar?n? kendi seçer, ne kadar usand?r?c? bir çabaya girerse girsinler hakk? olmayanlar? ac?mas?zca geri çevirirdi; talihin ilerlemekte olan arabas?ndan bir kez düÅŸen bir kiÅŸi, arabaya bir daha yetiÅŸemezdi.

Piovi pure, cielo nero, grandina, e tu, vento, soffiaci contro. Noi abbiamo sempre mangiato pane e tempesta. E terremo duro.

Ci sono fiori che crescono anche sotto la neve, nelle crepe delle rovine, nelle grotte e nei deserti, e dove nessun uomo li vedrà mai.

man sows good wheat seed in his field, but later finds that an enemy has sown weeds among the wheat. When the workers ask if they should pull the weeds out, the farmer tells them to allow both wheat and weeds to grow until the time of the harvest, when the two can be more easily separated.

A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl.

life's burdens may only be overcome by a summoning of inner resources: by a dependence not upon others, but upon the qualities of spirit and mind.

All we can do is make the best decisions we can with the best information we have at that time and place. And learn how to rebound, reinvent, and regroup. Remember—people who seem to move through life with confidence aren't confident about the outcome of a decision; they're confident that they can deal with the outcome, good or bad.

People who seem to move through life with confidence aren't confident about the outcome of a decision; they're confident that they can deal with the outcome, good or bad.

things don't always turn out the way you want, but things generally turn out for the best.

She had tried. She had fought. And she had lost.

Our persecutors are swifter than the eagles of the heaven: they pursued us upon the mountains, they laid wait for us in the wilderness.—Lamentations

Just her luck to be abducted by kidnappers who could think.

We blossom not in spite of but because of. I think of every experience as my teacher, most especially the difficult ones. I believe this is the role of suffering. Suffering cracks us open to allow for new light. Yet, we can choose to accept the light or hide under our bushel.

It's the worst thing that could ever happen to a woman, and they know that. It's why it's their best weapon. But after months of healing physically, I'm going to accept that I'll never be the same. That's all right. I'm still strong. I'm just different. And to change is to live. To survive.